Podcasts, radio without the waves
Submitted on April 29th, 2005 by admin
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For the most part, I gave up traditional radio long ago. I simply grew tired of programmed music, and of hearing the same songs over and over again. At first, I relied mostly on my CD collection, but with the popularity of MP3’s and digital music players, I always had a steady stream of music to listen to. No longer would I have to hear the same thing every thirty minutes. So what does a podcast have to do any of this and just what the hell are they?
Music service hands on : Real’s Rhapsody
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Some people have already voiced their concerns about this site’s iTunes/iPod coverage (relax it’s only been two days!) so in turn, I have decided to cover another service, Real’s Rhapsody. With a large song library and different payment choices, Rhapsody shows great potential.
Site feeds updated
Submitted on April 28th, 2005 by admin
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I just switched all the news feeds from the day old system, to a Feedburner feed, simply because it allows me to keep track of how popular the feeds are. It gives the site a few more options by allowing users to add the TipMonkies feeds to My Yahoo, Bloglines, and others. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, check out the Wikipedia entry for RSS. I’ll be discussing feeds in some articles in the near future.
I’d also like to announce that I finally convinced a couple people to sign onboard for the TipMonkies Podcast which will begin in a couple of weeks. Not sure what podcasts are? Stay tuned for tomorrow’s article on podcasts!
Audiobooks…better than you might think
Submitted on April 28th, 2005 by admin
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I began reading about audiobooks a few years ago, but never really paid attention. As an English major and writing minor at the university, I always had to read lots of books during the semester. Granted, I was never one to study much, but I did spend enough time reading textbooks and articles that I was prevented from doing other things. Recently, I learned that a good friend of mine had begun to learn Mandarin Chinese, and not through any conventional means, but through an audiobook. This article discusses the importance of audiobooks, and provides some valuable resources in attaining some.
Cool iPod apps (Part 3) : iDirectionz
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The last few posts showcased applications which added a lot of functionality to the iPod, including Outlook synchronization, weather, news, and more. This final installment of the “Cool iPod apps” series (more in the future), showcases one last great use of the iPod, getting driving directions.
Cool iPod apps (Part 2) : iPod Agent
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As promised, here is part 2 of Cool iPod apps. In the last tip, we discussed GoogleGet, a simple application which synchronizes Google News with your iPod. Today we’re going to kick it up a notch (BAM!), and bring you what is possibly the most useful application you could have if you don’t own some kind of PDA device. I’m talking of course, about iPod Agent.
Cool iPod apps (Part 1) : GoogleGet
Submitted on April 28th, 2005 by admin
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The iPod is more than just another MP3 player. To some, the iPod is a sleek, sexy gadget. To others, a status symbol. But to those seeking to be on the edge (or just more productive), the iPod can be a fairly effective PDA. A PDA you say? Check out this three part series to learn just how much you can actually do with your iPod.
Free your music
Submitted on April 28th, 2005 by admin
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While many people still choose to download music illegally through P2P networks, warez sites, and chat rooms, there are many of us who do genuinely buy our music (myself included). The problem is that all online music stores put some kind of restrictive DRM on the music you buy. Why shouldn’t you be able to do whatever you wanted with the music that you bought? The following applications will help you solve this problem when buying from the iTunes Music store and not meant to be used in order to get rid of DRM for illegal distribution. Please note these applications involved hacks which may not work forever. Keeping the applications up to date should do the trick. With that clear…
iPod Sync Alternatives
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While I happen to enjoy the ease with which iTunes allows me to sync, play, and buy music, many people still find iTunes slightly awkward, and it can run somewhat slow on older computers. For those of you who want an alternative, look no more! Below is a quick overview of two programs (one free, one not) which I hope many of you will find helpful. I know there are other applications available (such as ephPod), but from my research, these two are some of the best for the job.
Hello world!
Submitted on April 27th, 2005 by admin
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Welcome to TipMonkey! I am your writer/editor/webmaster/guru, Martin, and I want to thank whoever is reading this first post for joining me! While TipMonkey is still fairly new and does not yet have much content, I plan on very quickly adding new things. For the first few weeks, expect tips to come in every day or two, eventually slowling down to about two or three weekly updates. If you would like to know more about this site, check out our “About” section. I do have other 50 ideas (and more coming every day) for possible articles, but if there is anything you’d like to know about which fits in with the philosophy of this site, please drop me an contact me ASAP using our e-mail form in this site. Thank you for joining me, and expect the first great tip coming up shortly!
To celebrate the new site, I will be dedicating the first week of TipMonkies to music! Expect lots of cool iPod/iTunes-related content, and some articles for Napster and other MP3 player users as well.
